shy /ʃai/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a quick throw
• (v.) start suddenly, as from fright
• (v.) throw quickly

Chinese translation

• n. 惊跳, 惊避
• a. 胆怯的, 畏缩的, 迟疑的, 羞怯的
• vi. 惊退, 乱投, 乱掷, 厌恶, 避开

Word details

Part of speech

adjective / verb

Pronunciation

/ʃai/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.16 · Rare

Word forms

shied, shying, shies, shyer, shyest

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